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“It's tiring being sick. You need all the rest you can get just to get through the day.” Is this good advice? Almost certainly not, unless you have other significant...

One risk factor associated with prostate cancer is race and ethnicity. Compared to other racial and ethnic groups, African-American men are reported to have the highest incidence rates of prostate...

I fell in love with my daughter Jessica on 6-2-89, the day she was born. Her mother and I went through Lamaze and planned a natural childbirth in a local...

On May 30th, six weeks and two days after my prostatectomy, I had my first PSA check-up with my doctor. Prior to surgerymy PSA was 8.3. On the 30th it...

Fatigue is a common symptom affecting people with prostate cancer and often one of the most debilitating. It can be experienced as both a symptom of prostate cancer and also...

You sit in the waiting area and the men around you are as old as your dad, or older. Their wives are looking worried, one or both members of the...

Many men are well aware of the physical side effects of prostate cancer, which can include issues like urinary incontinence, erectile dysfunction (ED), and bowel problems. But what about the...

Discussing cancer with children or grandchildren can be a daunting task. It may be tempting to want to shield them from the overwhelming, even scary, situation so they do not...

The idea for this article has been in my mind for a while, but two things spurred me to finally write it. First was a post recently by a Prostate...

So far, we’ve scratched the surface on Selfless Sex by discussing how much pleasure the body can actually achieve. Just remember, Selfless Sex is about focusing on your partner. So...

We all realize the seriousness of any type of cancer. When my father was diagnosed with prostate cancer, he had to go to his first consultation. One doctor suggested he looked...

I’m in the early stages of recovery from a laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. My surgery was on April 16th, 2018. As I continue to have less discomfort, sleep better and get...

My big question about active surveillance is: “Could your Gleason score be higher than what is found after your biopsy?” My history is I was diagnosed with a Gleason 8...

Mental health and physical health are often linked, with one impacting the other. Many men with prostate cancer, for example, talk about challenges with depression. Mental health, in particular, can...

For a few months now, I’ve been reading your comments on the ProstateCancer.net Facebook page. There has been considerable interest in the sexual side effects of medications and treatments and...

What do you do when you are a newlywed and find out that you have prostate cancer? This is my father's story that I would like to share. He got...

Biopsies are a regular part of the screening and monitoring process for prostate cancer. Throughout their journey with prostate cancer, many men may need multiple biopsies. Whether for active surveillance...

“By the time I write my next article, I am confident that cancer will be gone from my body.” That was the final sentence of my last article, “A Funny...

Hot flashes are sudden feelings of warmth, sweating, and redness. They are common for women undergoing menopause. Men with prostate cancer undergoing hormone therapy also experience hot flashes. Hot flashes...

While prostate cancer may have affected your ability to perform sexually like you were able to in the past, your sex life doesn't have to end. It just has to...